Cu^I SNS triazole and imidazole pincers as electrocatalyst precursors for the production of solar fuels

Abstract

This work reports the first example of mono-nuclear Cu pincers with SNS ligation acting as electrocatalyst precursors for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to CO and H2 in protic organic media.

Chemical and Electrochemical Recycling of End-Use Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) Plastics in Batch, Microwave and Electrochemical Reactors

“…Given our experience in the field of electrolytic hydrogen production [ 31 , 32 , 33 ] and reductive electrocatalysis [ 34 , 35 ], we investigated the electrochemical generation of the necessary basic conditions using current passage through a protic medium ( Scheme 1 ). We hypothesized that this methodology would have a distinct advantage over the batch and microwave methods occurring at room temperature in neutral salted media, with the necessary base generated in situ ( Scheme 1 ) at rates that one can control by dialing in the delivery of charge in coulombs/s.…”

Powering the next industrial revolution: transitioning from nonrenewable energy to solar fuelsviaCO2reduction

“…40,42,44,45,49,[88][89][90] Unlike the water splitting reaction achieved by PEC systems, CO 2 reduction is considerably more complex and presents challenges not otherwise present when H 2 O alone is the substrate of interest. [91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101] First, the generally low solubility and mass transfer of CO 2 in aqueous and organic electrolytes limits the productivity of most PEC cells. Additionally, when performing the reduction in the liquid phase, only C1 products are detected.…”